Chapter One Hundred and Two
The plaque with "Niuhulu Mansion" written on the gate of Heshen's mansion has long been taken off and replaced with "Fucha Mansion" with red gold characters. There is also a line of small characters below, which read "Second Class Baron of the Qing Dynasty". It is accompanied by two majestic stone lions on the left and right sides of the door, which is much more majestic than before.
The stone lion was transported by Zhuang Da from Suzhou. It was made by the local carving master. Not to mention its own value, but the freight is only enough for a family of five to have a delicious meal and drink for five years. When the transportation came, Heshen had already traveled to Siam. Wu Mi did not want it, and felt that the content was not good, so he might have to cause trouble for Heshen. Zhuang Da advised: "Heads know the thoughts of the adults, and the people who give money are not afraid. Besides, they all know the relationship between Caoshen and the mansion, and they are afraid that the censors who are full and have nothing to do to gossip?" So he reluctantly accepted it.
It was midsummer, and the sun in the afternoon hung obliquely in the sky, ruthlessly emitting heat. The whole capital was like a huge stove, and the donkey meat alley was no exception. The bluestone floor on the street at the door was burnt by the sun, and the eggs were thrown to the ground, and a shovel was egg cake. The old dog from some unknown family was lying in the shade behind the door wall, his tongue was long and he was panting. The main entrance of the Baron's mansion was closed, and only the corner door was open. The doorman Lao Liu leaned on the rattan chair under the door opening, and the palm-leaf fan swayed and the sweat on his forehead was still flowing down like a stream. In the doorman, Liu Quan was playing chess with the old Liu's son Liu Mao. Because the weather was hot, both of them were open, with ice watermelons on their hands, and they were breathing coldly, but they didn't care to eat.
Old Liu was an old man from Heshen’s mansion to Xishan Villa. At that time, the mansion was in decline, and he never felt a little arrogant. Now that he is old this year, Wu Mi took the initiative to take him from the mansion to look at the gate, and promoted his son to be a manager. Monthly silver plus the master’s reward, there will always be a thirty or fifty taels in a month. The father and son are grateful, and they are definitely a model of loyalty and righteousness in the mansion.
The cicadas were squeaking, and Old Liu looked at the empty street with his head heavy eyes and slowly closed his eyes. The palm-leaf fan shook slowly and finally fell to the ground with a "squeak", his mouth was half open, and he made a slight snoring.
However, he had not slept for a long time, and was awakened by the sound of footsteps at the door. He opened his sleepy eyes and found that a sedan chair had stopped at some point under the steps. It was very familiar. It was from the Duke Fucha's mansion. The sleepy insect disappeared and stood up. He didn't care about picking up the palm-leaf fan. While greeting Liu Quan and Liu Mao inside, he said, "Grandma Six is here, don't get off, don't get off!"
As he spoke, the sedan chairwoman had already pressed down the sedan chair rod. A tender plain hand slowly lifted the curtain of the sedan chair. Tang'er stepped out of the sedan chair in a plain skirt, glanced at Lao Liu and smiled, "Come all day long, should you scream like this? Are you all at home?"
Old Liu smiled and stood up to lead the way. Liu Quan and Liu Mao rushed out in the doorman, tidying up their clothes while walking, looking very embarrassed. Old Liu didn't dare to give Liu Quan any more, so he glared at his son, "Are you stupid enough to stand up and hold the corpse? Why don't you move the chair away for Grandma Six?"
Liu Mao was excited and hurriedly moved the chair. Liu Quan had already prepared his clothes and came up and bowed his body to Tang'er and smiled: "Mr. Wu Mi came back from Xinjiang yesterday. He sent two baskets of Hami melons. His wife also said, "I asked someone to send a basket to the grandfather's mansion to try it out. Unexpectedly, Miss Wenwen also came here, but she didn't leave until now, so she delayed... Grandma was coming in just the right time, and there was a lot of ice in the well. I will get it myself later, so it's time to cool down."
Tang'er was hiding his worries. He listened to Liu Quan's long-winded words and came straight to the back house. Before he entered the yard where Wu Mi lived, he heard that the bells and swallows were very lively inside. He couldn't help but speed up his steps and walked in without waiting for Liu Quan to spread the word.
Yin Di was just when she grew up, half a head taller than Heshen when she left. She stood next to Wu Mi, as tall as her ears. She was wearing a ball of pink cheongsam and stepping on the bottom of the flower pot. She was graceful and beautiful.
She was watching Hongxing and Wu Mi's flower-turning drum (a very popular game in the old society, with thin ropes tied into circles and woven patterns on her fingers. The two of them flipped each other and changed their shapes. Most of the post-80s generations were very familiar with each other). Next to her, Feng Wenwen, dressed in goose yellow, stood a few big girls, and they were also surrounded by them, pointing fingers from time to time, laughing and making fun.
"You are so leisurely and elegant," Tang'er smiled, "Shanbao asked someone to dig the plum tree, and I advised him not to dig it. Look, now, how cool is the tree in the cold? You can still reach the plum tree, tsk!"
"Sister is here? It's a hot day, I wonder if you're not here?" Seeing that it was Tang'er, everyone hurriedly saluted. Wu Mi and Hongxing stopped playing and came forward. Hongxing smiled and said, "It's just that. There is this plum tree in this courtyard, which is much cooler than elsewhere... Yin Di, go down and take the iced Hami melon in the well to cool down for Grandma Six."
"Liu Quan'er is here. In the hot weather, don't let the child be busy. Let's go into the house and tell you a big happy event." Tang'er said as she walked into the house. Wu Mi and Hong Xing looked at each other and hurriedly followed her. Feng Wenwen's young heart said, "What kind of happy event is it? Grandma Six, don't keep it a secret!"
As the saying goes, I love the house and the wu. Tang'er has always liked Feng Wenwen very much. He smiled and teased her and said, "Isn't Wenwen smart? Why not guess?"
"Is it Brother Shanbao who wrote a letter?" Feng Wenwen asked with wide eyes.
"Don't say, you really guessed," Tang'er had already entered the house while talking. He sat casually. While signaling everyone to sit, he took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Wu Mi. "The telegram sent by Shanbao, my master returned home this afternoon and took it back. This letter was written for you. Look... He apologized. Without your consent, he decided to make a marriage for Fubao and Zheng Xin's daughter Caidie Girl..."
"What?" Wu Mi was stunned, and took the letter and scanned it quickly. After a moment of silence, he suddenly burst into laughter, "This kid, sister, look..." As he said that, he handed the letter to Hongxing and looked at Tang Xiang'er, "Sister, what do you think about this?"
"Shanbao has always been sensible in his work, and this is a forced one. Otherwise, he would have to discuss it with you, the mother-in-law," Tang'er said, and sighed, "Don't look at others being not big, but not small, this time he is going to set up a big banner in the south. My master said that the monarch and ministers in the Hall of Harmony are reported by him today. The emperor really praised Shanbao and personally drafted an order to let him be fully responsible for Siam matters without any worries. He also said that when Shanbao comes back this time, he must handle his marriage with Wenwen, and he personally became the leader... How about Wenwen, you finally got through?"
"Grandma Sixth——" Feng Wenwen's face was hot, and she stomped her feet coquettishly, trying to twist her body and escape, but she couldn't let go of Heshen. She forced herself to stand there with her head lowered and her chin touched her towering chest. She looked shy and timid, which was really gratifying.
Yin Di actually likes this cute and cute sister Wenwen. Now that I heard that Long Sui Ye wants to give her a marriage, I am happy for her. But for some reason, there is always a faint feeling of loss in my heart, sour and astringent, and I can't tell what it tastes like.
Hongxing looked at her daughter, and when she saw her, she sighed secretly, and said, "Sister said Shanbao was going to play a big game of chess in Siam. I was so clumsy, so why can't I see it?"
Tang'er smiled calmly, with concern hidden deep in his eyes, and said, "With Shanbao's help, Zheng Xin defeated the invading Myanmar army and drove Moconarodo, known as the God of War in Myanmar, back to his hometown. He could have followed suit and regained the capital of Ayutaya, but he never thought that Cheng Yaojin would come out halfway. The Luan Hou Pang Shouluo actually wanted to pick peaches, but Shanbao and Zheng Xin had no choice but to make a marriage for Fu Bao. First, to calm Zheng Xin's heart, and secondly, to lay a solid foundation for future cooperation... In my letter to me, he said that he wrote it on the way to meet Phoenixu..."
"He went to see Pang Sylvia?" The girls were shocked at the same time. Tang'er's heartbeats faster and asked hurriedly: "It's not like I went alone like I did when I met Zheng Xin last time, right?" She knew her son so well that she became more anxious as she thought about it. She got up and walked on the ground uneasy, and said as she walked: "It's okay for Zheng Xin. First, she is a Chinese, and second, there is a girl with Colorful Butterfly, and there will be no big mistakes. What kind of marquis, as my sister said, is here to pick peaches, how could she allow Shanbao to point fingers in front of him? What if... why did I explain to Chang Bao under the Jiuquan? This little brat really thinks that I am a king of heaven and can do everything, I..." At the end of his speech, he stomped his feet, and wanted to put on his wings and fly to Siam to pull Shanbao back.
When Wu Mi said this, Feng Wenwen and the others became more anxious, but Tang'er waved his hand, "The whip is too far away, we are glaring at this place... Why did we go to see Pang Silo? Shanbaoxin didn't say it, but I can figure out his thoughts, in the words of Wansui and Master Yan Qing, 'This is a wonderful chess'. When he put all his thoughts on Zheng Xin, I wanted to write a letter to remind him, but he had no place to live and followed Zheng Xin, for fear that Zheng Xin would look at it, so he never dared to write a letter. Now it seems that he had figured it out by himself..."
"What did you think of?" Wu Mi asked hurriedly, with a look of hope on his face.
"The way to control the lower body!" Tang'er said calmly, then slowed down his tone and smiled, "I used to worry that he was young and energetic and impulsive in doing things. Now it seems that he has finally begun to mature and his work is becoming more and more organized... Put your heart in your stomach, and with his brain, then he can't do anything about Peng Shilong. Besides, isn't Chunmei and Murong? What I'm worried about now is not this meeting, but another thing..." Just as I was about to retreat, I told Wu Mi and Hong Xing a little worried. Suddenly, I heard the movement outside the door. When I looked up, I found that Qing Jing walked in with Xiao Sisi in his arms, and stopped talking and said no further.
"Grandma Six is here? I'm paying tribute to Grandma Six!" Qing Jing coaxed the child to take a nap. He just woke up and came to see him. When he saw Tang'er, he hurriedly greeted him.
"I've seen you all day long, so many polites are there?" Tang'er said as she stood up, took Xiao Sisi to her hand, and raised her gently twice, making Sisi giggle, "Stupid girl, I haven't seen you for a few days, and it's so heavy again. When you come back, how can you be happy to see you!"
Qing Jing has lived in the mansion for more than half a year, and he couldn't help but tell Wu Mi and Hong Xing the identity of the child. Wu Mi was fine. Hong Xing's attitude towards Qing Jing became much better because of Sisi's face. After a while, he got to know him deeply and actually fell in love with this miserable woman.
Tang'er knew the story best. He was afraid that Heshen would turn to Gao Jia, so he came up with a bad idea. Now that he has no worries, he feels a little guilty towards Qing Jing. When he sees Sisi, he feels like his own granddaughter.
The topic was disconnected by the arrival of Qingjing and Sisi. The girls surrounded Sisi and teased Sisi. Wu Mi handed the letter to Qingjing. He thought about Tang'er's words in his mind, so he asked Hongxing to take the child and drag her into the inner room.
Chapter completed!